What is the expected cutoff for CLAT 2027?

Cutoffs depend on a few factors: exam difficulty, number of applicants, and total seats. If the paper stays easy to moderate like CLAT 2026, the expected General cutoff for top NLUs is 85 to 96 marks out of 120. The CLAT 2027 Rank Predictor will help estimate the position after the exam.

What is the expected difficulty level of CLAT 2027?

While the exact analysis will be available after the exam, the paper is expected to be easy to moderate overall, going by CLAT 2026, when Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques were the more demanding sections. The number of questions remains 120, making accuracy extremely important.

How is the CLAT 2027 score calculated?

CLAT follows the marking scheme of +1 for every correct answer and -0.25 for every incorrect answer. Aspirants can use the CLAT Score Calculator on this page to estimate the CLAT 2027 score after the exam.

Why is the CLAT Exam Analysis important?

The CLAT analysis helps students understand: Whether the paper was easy, moderate, or difficult; How their attempts compare to expected cutoffs; What their projected rank could be using score calculators; How to plan the strategy for AILET and other law entrance exams.

When will the CLAT 2027 Exam Analysis be released?

The CLAT 2027 Exam Analysis will go live on 6 December 2026. CL-LST experts will share insights on difficulty level, ideal attempts, expected cutoffs, and student reactions.

When can aspirants access the CLAT Score Card tool?

Aspirants can access the CLAT Score Card tool and the Score Calculator on this page, after the exam on 6 December 2026.

How to use the CLAT Score Calculator Tool?

Aspirants need to simply input their attempts, and the tool shows the estimated score after negative marking. There is no need to match every set or question with the answer sheet.

What is the need for the CLAT Rank Predictor tool?

With the Rank Predictor tool, aspirants will get the complete picture of their CLAT 2027 performance. The tool will provide important insight into aspirantsâ rank and the NLU they could secure.

When will the CLAT 2027 Rank Predictor tool go live?

The CLAT 2027 Rank Predictor tool will go live after the exam on 6 December 2026.

What is the date of the CLAT exam?

The Consortium of NLUs released the exam date for CLAT 2027 on 22 July 2026. The exam will be conducted on Sunday, 6 December 2026, from 2 pm to 4 pm.

CLAT 2027 Rank Predictor, Score Calculator & Exam Analysis

CLAT 2027 Exam Pattern

CLAT 2027 will be conducted offline (pen-and-paper) by the Consortium of NLUs on 6 December 2026. The paper will carry 120 questions to be attempted in 120 minutes. Each correct answer earns 1 mark, and each incorrect answer leads to a deduction of 0.25 marks, so the marking scheme is +1/-0.25. The Consortium has confirmed that the exam pattern remains unchanged this year. The marks obtained here decide a candidate’s rank in the CLAT 2027 results.

CLAT 2027 Section-Wise Question Distribution

Section	No. of Questions	Weightage
English Language	22-26	~20%
Current Affairs & GK	28-32	~25%
Legal Reasoning	28-32	~25%
Logical Reasoning	22-26	~20%
Quantitative Techniques	10-14	~10%
Total	120	100%

CLAT 2027 Exam Analysis (Expected)

CLAT 2027 is expected to follow the same five-section, 120-question pattern, as the Consortium has confirmed no change in the syllabus or exam pattern. Going by the CLAT 2026 paper, the overall difficulty level is expected to stay in the easy to moderate range. English is likely to remain focused on Reading Comprehension without major structural changes. Legal Reasoning may continue to lean towards prominent legal current affairs, as it did in 2026. Logical Reasoning may again carry a good share of Analytical Reasoning questions, and Current Affairs & GK is expected to draw mostly from widely covered events and topics. Quantitative Techniques is likely to stay easy to moderate with straightforward data sets, which can again separate the top ranks.

Read for Detailed CLAT 2027 Exam Analysis

CLAT 2027 Score Calculator

After the CLAT 2027 exam, the biggest question in every aspirant’s mind is:

“What score will get me which NLU?” Below is the answer!

The CLAT 2027 Score Calculator helps you estimate your exact score even before the official answer key is released. You simply need to enter your total attempts, correct answers, and incorrect answers, and the tool will automatically calculate your final score after negative marking.

This gives you a quick idea of where you stand, how accurate your attempt was, and whether you should expect a higher or lower normalised score once the result is declared.

How to Use CLAT Score Calculator

The CLAT Score Calculator will be live after the exam. Any aspirant can use this score calculator with these simple steps.

Step 1: Click on the Score Calculator Button

Step 2: Sign up if not already done; otherwise, just log in with your ID & password.

Step 3: Fill in your Category

Step 4: Fill in your CLAT 2027 section-wise details

Voila! You’d have your estimated scorecard for CLAT 2027

What it gives

Expected total score
Negative marking included
Section-wise accuracy
Raw score estimation

CLAT 2027 Rank Predictor

Once CLAT gets over, most aspirants start estimating the result right away: "How much did I score, and will it be enough for NLSIU Bangalore or any top NLU?" The CLAT 2027 Rank Predictor will go live on this page after the exam on 6 December 2026 to answer exactly these questions.

The Rank Predictor is a separate feature that uses your expected score and compares it with previous year CLAT ranks, cut-offs and difficulty levels to estimate your probable All India Rank (AIR). Based on your score, the model gives a best-case and worst-case rank range and also suggests possible NLUs you may get in Round 1 and round-wise counselling later.

What it gives

Estimated AIR
Rank range
College prediction
Chances for NLUs
Category-wise expectation

How Does Our CLAT Rank Predictor Work?

CL-LST’s CLAT Rank Predictor works based on the candidate's maximum and minimum accurate attempts. This is done with the help of our students as they input their attempts and how they believe they have scored.

Step 1: Enter your estimated CLAT 2027 score.

Step 2: CL-LST will predict your rank based on student data of 10,000+.

Note: You will only be allowed to get your prediction after you have submitted your raw scores and filled in the correct information based on how you have performed in the actual exam.

Also Read - CLAT 2027 Results Release Date

CLAT 2027 Category-Wise Expected Cutoffs (Top NLUs)

The expected CLAT 2027 cutoff marks below are indicative, based on CLAT 2026 trends and previous years' analysis. The actual cutoffs depend on the difficulty level of the paper, the number of applicants and the number of seats, and this section will be updated after the exam.

Category	Expected Cutoff Marks (out of 120)	Trend Summary
General (GEN)	85-96	Highest competition, with wide variation by NLU tier.
OBC, SC and ST	70-80	Lower than General, with variation across NLUs and domicile quotas.

CLAT Exam Analysis 2026: An Overview

The CLAT 2026 exam was easy to moderate in difficulty, though Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Techniques were rated moderate to high. The sections appeared in a jumbled order, and the paper opened with General Knowledge instead of English.

English Language was easy to moderate, with 5 Reading Comprehension passages drawn from history, literature, and governance.
Current Affairs & GK was easy to moderate and focused on current affairs rather than static GK.
Legal Reasoning was easy to moderate, but the passages increased from 5 to 6, which made the section slightly lengthier.
Logical Reasoning was the toughest section, rated moderate to high, with analytical passages and time-consuming puzzles.
Quantitative Techniques was moderate to high, with only two data interpretation sets, but the first set was extremely time-consuming.

English, GK and Legal Reasoning stayed on the easier side, while the analytical puzzles in Logical Reasoning and the lengthy data sets in Quantitative Techniques raised the overall difficulty. The complete CLAT 2026 exam analysis covers the section-wise good attempts and good scores.

CLAT Exam Analysis: Previous Year CLAT Cutoff

The CLAT cutoff is an indication of the rank that a candidate is expected to achieve to be shortlisted by the participating National Law Universities. The top NLUs are known to have a higher CLAT cutoff range.

The table below shows the category-wise opening and closing ranks of each NLU in CLAT 2026, based on the Consortium’s allotment lists and the cut-off rank tables of the NLUs.

CLAT 2026 Cut-Offs: Opening and Closing Ranks

NLU	General	OBC	SC	ST	EWS
NLSIU Bengaluru	1 – 120	128 – 1177	384 – 3142	357 – 5227	154 – 740
NALSAR Hyderabad	17 – 168	407 – 915	712 – 3370	1962 – 5810	238 – 713
WBNUJS Kolkata	167 – 343	N/A	2878 – 3833	4338 – 8937	N/A
NLU Jodhpur	118 – 364	676 – 1427	1801 – 4281	5487 – 6941	738 – 942
GNLU Gandhinagar	171 – 398	773 – 1952	3469 – 5446	5059 – 8797	821 – 1261
NLIU Bhopal	149 – 459	1435 – 1979	4073 – 5986	5520 – 10159	959 – 1380
MNLU Mumbai	383 – 501	2177 – 6085	6673 – 11433	13549 – 32607	2447 – 6554
HNLU Raipur	470 – 806	1979 – 2165	5772 – 7216	10691 – 11738	N/A
NLU Odisha, Cuttack	459 – 848	N/A	6061 – 9292	10714 – 17359	N/A
RMLNLU Lucknow	411 – 799	805 – 3152	2839 – 11273	10159 – 32325	1479 – 2381
RGNUL Punjab	464 – 1141	N/A	3552 – 10156	9304 – 14067	N/A
CNLU Patna	367 – 1235	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DSNLU Visakhapatnam	788 – 1400	2169 – 2731	8341 – 11482	12110 – 16344	1797 – 2478
NUALS Kochi	640 – 1158	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NUSRL Ranchi	853 – 1440	2145 – 2829	9521 – 11301	16328 – 18632	1463 – 2459
MNLU Nagpur	564 – 1406	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NLUJA Assam	610 – 2049	2176 – 3865	8233 – 12828	16797 – 21460	[VERIFY: 2509]
TNNLU Tiruchirappalli	1409 – 1552	1631 – 3252	10753 – 12433	N/A	N/A – 3078
MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	1488 – 1820	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MPDNLU Jabalpur	816 – 2045	2715 – 3476	10249 – 13479	15162 – 23088	2478 – 3076
HPNLU Shimla	930 – 2108	N/A	9873 – 12661	14595 – 22118	2160 – 3188
DBRANLU Sonepat	1193 – 1810	2292 – 3780	8416 – 13130	13302 – 20400	2547 – 2717
GNLU Silvassa	523 – 1513	2216 – 2669	6256 – 9215	14277 – 15676	1533 – 2343
IIULER Goa	943 – 2671	3383 – 4788	11090 – 15315	19404 – 25555	2738 – 3512
RPNLUP Prayagraj	951 – 2268	3320 – 5114	12208 – 14648	32325 – 38493	2567 – 3685
NLUT Agartala	1686 – 2410	N/A	27216 – 70385	33210 – 68937	N/A

Each cell shows the opening rank followed by the closing rank. “N/A” means the NLU has no separate all-India reservation category of that type. RMLNLU Lucknow and MNLU Mumbai reserve seats only for state-domicile categories, so their OBC, SC, ST and EWS figures are for those state categories. The ranks are based on the provisional fifth allotment list of CLAT 2026 UG.